Recognised as Colour

#B4A97F

#B4A97F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B4A97F is a yellow with RGB values 180, 169, 127 and HSL 48°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B4A97F#B4A97F

HEX#B4A97F

RGBrgb(180, 169, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6627, 0.498

RGB percentages70.6%, 66.3%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(47.5, 26.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 29.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.1%, 29.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,839,871

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A97F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#4B5680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2A77Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5AB80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BCA39Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 9.7 Burlywood · ΔE 14.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8 Wheat · ΔE 20.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22 Navajo white · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7F8AB4

Analogous#B48E7F, #A5B47F

Triadic#7FB4A9, #A97FB4

Split complementary#7FA5B4, #8E7FB4

Tetradic#7FB48E, #7F8AB4, #B47FA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEADF

Lighter +20%#DAD4BF

Lighter +10%#C7BF9F

Darker −10%#A1935F

Darker −20%#81764C

Darker −30%#615939

Darker −40%#413B26

More saturated +25%#CDB866

Less saturated −25%#9B9A98

Channel breakdown

R180

G169

B127

Red180 (70.6%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue47.55°

Saturation (HSL)26.11%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G A9 · B 7F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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